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NASCAR Silly Season Update | Who Gets The Final Front Row Seat?

Sam Mayer? Christian Eckes? Zane Smith??? Who could end up driving the third Front Row Motorsports car next year?

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57 comments

@snowtrooper8986 July 11, 2024 at 8:29 pm

Todd Gilliland has been doing really good this season and with Noah Gragson coming in, and maybe a decent driver also coming in, Front Row could become a major playoff threat

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@CJODell12 July 11, 2024 at 8:33 pm

Again, Todd has an average finish of 13.3 in the last 8 races, including 2 top 10s.

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@saintaugboys3026 July 11, 2024 at 8:47 pm

@@CJODell12he would’ve had a top ten and maybe a top five at new hampshire

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@toddmanger7194 July 12, 2024 at 12:07 am

hasn’t had a bad finish since dover. 17th or better since after Dover.

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@marcusvillarreal July 11, 2024 at 8:33 pm

Hi Eric Estepp I love your channel and I never miss a single episode

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@EricEstepp July 11, 2024 at 8:36 pm

Thanks for the support!

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@D1_PLAYMAKERCLIPS July 12, 2024 at 1:14 am

@@EricEsteppHi Eric I’ve been watching since 2018 and also can you bring back some of the old segments please? Those were awesome

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@shilohchan4747 July 11, 2024 at 8:36 pm

Imp, Eric should get the frm seat frfr

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@Mass1fy July 11, 2024 at 8:46 pm

Welp I wish he could. He need track experience tho. They should put him in the truck series then cup

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@danielherring6946 July 12, 2024 at 12:43 am

Nah, denny delivers already claimed it

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@EricEstepp July 11, 2024 at 8:38 pm

Sorry for the low hum in the background of part of the video. Trying to mess with mic settings to get rid of it in future videos.

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@marcusvillarreal July 11, 2024 at 8:39 pm

@@EricEstepp it’s OK we forgive you

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@charlesallen8368 July 11, 2024 at 8:52 pm

If your looking for a Veteran at FrontRow I think Ryan Newman would fit there.

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@CommanderCalico July 11, 2024 at 9:33 pm

No problem man. I didnt even notice.

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@KPKING_1 July 11, 2024 at 8:43 pm

Me personally I would call Christian Eches

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@charlesallen8368 July 11, 2024 at 8:57 pm

Ryan Newman deserves one final send off.

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@Ice-Blade July 11, 2024 at 8:45 pm

why the heck doesn’t t goodyear have their own car and driver and go test tires on tracks all year? like how is that not already being done? they do it for normal cars.. whats the issue?

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@loonggoonedaddy July 11, 2024 at 9:08 pm

That’s actually a great question

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@Farkle_8000 July 11, 2024 at 9:21 pm

They don’t have a race car driver in their ranks?

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@Glitchunlocked July 11, 2024 at 9:55 pm

@@Farkle_8000 Probably not, but there are plenty of retired drivers who I’m willing to bet would love to test for them.

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@Glitchunlocked July 11, 2024 at 9:55 pm

That’s a great question

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@jeffreyrainey1015 July 12, 2024 at 8:05 am

@@loonggoonedaddy Ditto.

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@1870offroad July 11, 2024 at 8:50 pm

Tires are worth a shot, putting a full field on the track together gives Goodyear a lot more data points to research better tire development. Looking forward to it

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@peterollinger2584 July 11, 2024 at 8:53 pm

Like your channel. Zane smith needs better equipment and people around him. He has lots of talent. He will rise.

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@dennisboyd1712 July 12, 2024 at 12:41 am

TRUE

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@corduroycal July 11, 2024 at 8:56 pm

let’s give it to Erik jones. Veteran at this point, needs a change of pace. Could bring that team to winning form

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@EricEstepp July 11, 2024 at 10:42 pm

Now that would be interesting

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@afrenchnascarfan9768 July 12, 2024 at 9:45 am

And Heim would get the #43. I buy this!

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@corduroycal July 12, 2024 at 2:45 pm

@@afrenchnascarfan9768 would make sense, however heim, like Erik, is way too talented to be stuck there

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@afrenchnascarfan9768 July 12, 2024 at 4:04 pm

@@corduroycal LMC could well progress next year, who knows? Hard times this season transitionning to Toyota but things can come together soon, JHN was seen a bit more up front recently.

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@narlyfifa7774 July 11, 2024 at 9:03 pm

I think if Mayer goes cup racing next year it would be a similar result to Harrison Burton at the wood brothers.

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@jackshafto9123 July 11, 2024 at 10:12 pm

He’s a lot better than Burton.

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@jaidedeye July 11, 2024 at 10:20 pm

Agreed. I think Mayer needs a couple more seasons in xfinity. He’s definitely a future cup driver though

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@idiotamerica6422 July 11, 2024 at 10:28 pm

@@jackshafto9123he’s running about the same in my opinion, burton’s 2021 was down because all of JGR’s xfinity team was down

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@Staysick17 July 11, 2024 at 10:29 pm

Burton sucks Preece would be good if he had a top tier team

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@Staysick17 July 11, 2024 at 10:34 pm

Id take Christian Eckes

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@tyman1014 July 11, 2024 at 9:04 pm

Any track shorter than 1 miles (including New Hampshire) needs to have these duel option tire choice.

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@since1961 July 12, 2024 at 1:47 am

And completely eliminate the Slick and go with an ice Tire design (grooved having less contact patch )as the one Tire choice in dual compounds Goodyear and NASCAR sooner or later we’ll figure it out? Keep it simple stupid!

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@cliffordbrown13 July 11, 2024 at 9:10 pm

Kevin Harvick comes out of retirement and goes to FrontRow! lol

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@truckercowboyed2638 July 11, 2024 at 10:15 pm

Or Kevin harvicks buys a stake in front row motorsports and helps turn into a championship contender….

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@Sean_Downey July 11, 2024 at 9:22 pm

I love the option tire. Almost every motor sport has the choice of slick tires for strategy, I think any ways they can create diversity in strategy, and more competitive racing in what is “Stock Cars” is good with me. Get rid of the constant stop and go yellow cautions for stages, and I’d love it even more. I don’t need my NASCAR taking 3-5 hours to watch.

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@truckercowboyed2638 July 11, 2024 at 10:14 pm

Unn it would take 3 to 4 hours regardless……the stages make better racing period…

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@jeffreyrainey1015 July 12, 2024 at 8:04 am

@@truckercowboyed2638 Even so, what’s wrong with a 4 hour event? Ironically that was one of the sport’s selling points. Longer than an F1 race, but not as long as the 24 hours of LeMans.

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@iceeblueburst03 July 11, 2024 at 9:32 pm

I do agree that Sam Mayer isn’t ready for the Cup Series yet, but interesting that Christian Eckes is mentioned here. And now with Zane Smith being one of the top choices for the 3rd Front Row Motorsports ride, I could possibly see a reunion with Zane joining back Front Row. Can’t wait to see more updates with this team coming soon.

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@sethbomgardner9030 July 11, 2024 at 10:24 pm

Yeah, I think Zane is the odd man out at track house for next year. Daniel Suarez and Ross Chastain are going to be in two charters for next year, they’re not going anywhere. And assuming they get a third charter for next year, there’s no way that SVG is going to be staying in Xfinity given his three wins and improvement on the ovals given his age, based on the hints that I’ve been getting in interviews. So Zane goes where? Does he get loaned out to Kaulig as they have a technical alliance with track house? The rumors that I’ve been hearing indicate that Daniel Hemrick is out, and AJ is going back in the 16. So who fills the other car? Kaulig wants drivers with sponsorship in that car. Eckes has also been linked to Kaulig, but brings no sponsorship, or very little. So I think between Eckes and Zane, one ends up at front row, and one ends up at Kaulig. Eckes either being in the Xfinity series or the cup series, depending on sponsorship.

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@sethbomgardner9030 July 11, 2024 at 10:32 pm

I will also note that I think Daniel hemrick will probably be back in the Xfinity series for Kaulig. I will also note keep an eye on Daniel dye for Kaulig as well. He’s looked significantly better in the truck series over the past few races, he’s looked surprisingly good in the Kaulig car in limited starts, and he brings sponsorship, probably the only reason he got starts for the Xfinity series. I wouldn’t be surprised if he was full-time in the Xfinity series Kaulig next year.

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@anxiousorcus5489 July 11, 2024 at 9:32 pm

Let’s be nice to Zane for a minute: the car he’s driving technically isn’t even his. It’s for a team that wasn’t ready to expand to 3 cars and could barely support 2 before this season (and they’re still struggling to do even that). Trackhouse probably didn’t get a big say in how Spire ran that team. They didn’t even get him a crew chief! What we’re seeing is the performance of a damn near brand new team with a rookie driver just trying to log laps. Now that they have some performance data, Spire hired McDowell for the 71 to see if that’s going to improve things. By this point everyone hoped there would be a third Trackhouse car for Zane Smith to transition into. SVG throws a wrench in that of course, and now we have to try and compare the numbers of someone in that brand new team to a guy that showed up and won in his first ever start. The blame doesn’t necessarily come off of Zane- what he’s showing isn’t inspiring confidence- but the circumstances here are the perfect storm of awful.

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@dennisboyd1712 July 12, 2024 at 12:40 am

Yes, it seems like Zane get the left overs from TrackHouse&Spires & a Rookis crew chief, Rookie pit crew & Zane being a Rookie & First time driving a Cup car on most tracks & With all that Zane has done pretty good

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@D1_PLAYMAKERCLIPS July 12, 2024 at 1:11 am

Hey! He got that 2nd place finish I thought he would win though! That would’ve been awesome to see a small team like that win! But.. Logano of course won

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@anxiousorcus5489 July 12, 2024 at 4:29 am

@@D1_PLAYMAKERCLIPS there would be such a massive asterisk attached to that win that I wouldn’t have celebrated it. With that said maybe it would have convinced nascar to change the playoff format… maybe we WERE robbed…

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@randyiskierka9583 July 11, 2024 at 10:03 pm

If FRM’s goal is win soon, it will be In Zane. If it’s long term potential, it’s Mayer. If the goal is sponsors for a new team, it’s Herbst. I believe the choice of driver is more of a question of where FRM is standing as a new Tier 1 team.

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@bighatLJ July 11, 2024 at 10:40 pm

I still think Riley Herbst is the favorite. Front Row with buying the 3rd charter probaly could use a little bit more cash, Herbst could bring that with Monster Energy and ORCA. Plus he’s already with ford and has made cup starts for Front Row already. Hes not gonna be the most competitive but money speaks in Nascar.

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@ssjackson5400 July 12, 2024 at 12:53 am

I would love it if Herbst went to Front Row, I just don’t want him to sign with 23XI!

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@Pointlesscrap-lu5vi July 12, 2024 at 2:00 pm

@@ssjackson5400herbst at ain’t going to 23xi

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@mikepriceup July 11, 2024 at 11:04 pm

3rd Front row seat goes to Clint Bowyer with rush truck centers sponsorship for the whole freakin season. You hears it here first.

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@Pointlesscrap-lu5vi July 12, 2024 at 1:58 pm

Bowyer ain’t coming back

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@dennisboyd1712 July 12, 2024 at 12:34 am

Would love for Zane Smith to get a Team that would Truly support Zane in his drive to be a Champion in the Cup Series & If FrontRow wants Zane he would be a Great addition to Todd & Noah

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